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Vim can perform syntax highlighting for various file formats. You can enable it with these steps if it’s not currently enabled;

1. Make sure full version of Vim with support for syntax highlighting is installed.

   How to install full version of Vim in Red Hat / CentOS

   How to install full version of Vim in Ubuntu

2. Manually enable syntax highlighting while in Vim.
   1. Enter command mode by pressing Esc.
   2. Type :syntax on|off and press Enter.
      

      :syntax on

3. Manually set syntax for file if required.
   1. Enter command mode by pressing Esc
   2. Type :set syntax=<filetype> and press Enter.
      

      :set syntax=php

   3. To view the list of supported file types, issue :echo getcompletion while also in the command mode.
      

      :echo getcompletion('' 'filetype')

4. Permanently enable syntax highlighting by adding :syntax on in your ~/.vimrc file.